Begun Surname

98,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Begun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Begun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1,2121:7,8391,130
Russia1,1471:125,65214,891
United States6781:534,60044,420
India6621:1,158,70946,960
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Turkey1781:437,19925,899
Kazakhstan1171:151,13215,098
England941:592,74535,632
Moldova841:42,3976,377
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Transnistria251:18,9883,397
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Israel121:713,13647,700
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
France41:16,605,680368,153
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Begun (247) may also be a first name.

Begun Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Begun Come From? nationality or country of origin

Begun (Bengali: বেগুন, Hindi: बेगुन, Marathi: बेगुं, Oriya: େବଗୁନ, Russian: Бегун) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Begun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,071st most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,506,937 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Begun reside; 44 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 42 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Begun is also the 567,531st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 247 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is carried by 1,212 people, or 1 in 7,839. In Belarus Begun is most frequent in: Vitebsk Region, where 29 percent are found, Minsk, where 22 percent are found and Mogilev Region, where 15 percent are found. Beside Belarus this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Begun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Begun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Begun surname expanded 2,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Begun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Begun last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Begun surname are 10.07% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.84% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Begun earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.09% more than the national average, earning $50,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $51,598 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biegun912,779/
Beegun91739/
Beguhn91184/
Begumn91110/
Begoun9163/
Begunk9127/
Begung9126/
Begunc9117/
Begujn916/
Beggun915/
Begune913/
Beghun913/
Begaun911/
Beygun911/
Beigun911/
Baegun911/
Beugun910/
Beghuin83120/
Begoune83102/
Biegoun8314/
Begunck835/
Beygoun833/
Begouën832/
Beggoun831/
Beegumn831/
Begum805,345,286/
Begon802,631/
Bogun802,368/
Bigun80731/
Bagun80520/
Wegun809/
Vegun803/
Begunova774,867/
Beigoune7712/
Beaggoun774/
Beyghoun771/
Beegum738,263/
Beghum735,666/
Biegon732,948/
Beagum732,207/
Begaum731,709/
Beygum731,159/
Bigund73955/
Beigum73880/
Bhegum73272/
Bhogun73257/
Beggum73229/
Huegun73186/
Boguhn73137/
Begoum73117/
Baguhn73107/
Beagon7381/
Begoon7366/
Baigun7360/
Weigun7352/
Beghon7343/
Biggun7341/
Begumh7333/
Begumq7329/
Bisgun7329/
Bigung7321/
Bakgun7318/
Bieguń7317/
Besgum739/
Hbegum739/
Begumd738/
Baygun737/
Vegunt736/
Bhagun736/
Bahgun735/
Wegund735/
Baagun735/
Bigoun734/
Bohgun734/
Beigon734/
Bighun732/
Byogun732/
Wegoun732/
Bigune732/
Bekgum731/
Begumg731/
Begumt731/
Baggun731/
Weegun731/
Beggon731/
Biegón731/
Begonh731/
Uhegun731/
Baguun731/
Beygon730/
Begounova713/
Bheygum67348/
Beegumk679/
Beighum679/
Bahagun678/
Wegusen677/
Beghuim677/
Beaghum676/
Beghaum676/
Bigoune676/
Bhagaun674/
Beegumc674/
Beegaum673/
Beeghum673/
Beigaum672/
Begheum671/
Begumdd671/
Beegumh671/
Bhagunn671/
Baagaun671/
Weigund671/
Whegune671/
Begghum671/
Bégouën671/
Baigoun671/
Beghumq671/
Beagaum671/
Begoone670/

Begun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Begun in the Bengali language
বেগুনbeguna-
Begun in the Hindi language
बेगुनbeguna-
Begun in the Marathi language
बेगुंbegum-
Begun in the Oriya language
େବଗୁନebaguna57.14
େବଗୁନ୍ebagun28.57
େବଗନebagana14.29
Begun in the Russian language
Бегунbegun-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Begun
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